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Asbestos remains legal despite fatal illnesses linked to it(expressnews.com)
1 points by jostmey 12y ago|0 comments
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by jostmey 12y ago
In case you haven't noticed, we have surrounded ourselves with chemicals that our bodies never evolved to deal with, and the list is growing. And as a society we are still dealing with chemicals known to be dangerous. Take asbestos as
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by jostmey 12y ago
Out of all the things to worry about AI is at the bottom of my list. 3rd world countries, declining air quality, war, ect. are all things more deserving of our time and energy.
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by jostmey 12y ago
I disagree. My suspicion is that Tom Wheeler wants to dive deeper into the powers of government. By dragging out a decision on net neutrality he has brought the media spotlight to himself. Just think about how many people now know his nam
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Could Carbon nanofibers be the next asbestos? (2008)(arstechnica.com)
1 points by jostmey 12y ago|0 comments
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by jostmey 12y ago
The linux version of the device is rumored to be priced at $90.
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by jostmey 12y ago
Great concept. I really like the idea of owning cheap computing devices. That way, if I break it I won't feel bad. Nothing feels worse than accidentally spilling water all over your expensive laptop. It would fit me just perfectly.
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by jostmey 12y ago
My favorite explanation of Againg comes from William Hamilton. He took advantage of the Euler-Lotka equation to calculate the number of offspring that would be alive at any given point in the future. Using this equation from the field of de
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by jostmey 12y ago
People now are less likely to die because of another reason, such as heart failure, and more likely to live long enough to die from cancer. That said, I would want to read the manuscript carefully before I accept its findings.
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by jostmey 12y ago
Can someone summarize the secrets to me? I noticed the article was 11 pages long.
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by jostmey 12y ago
The line between legitimate business and an illegal operation can be as thin as the line between genius and insanity.
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by jostmey 12y ago
I like the article and and the point that it makes using the Amish people as an example. But the Amish did not make a conscious decision to refrain from watching TV. No, the Amish shied away from electricity because of a religious belief th
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by jostmey 12y ago
Well said. The study of biology is further complicated by the large number of confounding factors that muddle experimental results. Because of this, it is hard to know exactly when it is appropriate to bring in mathematics. Without a proper
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by jostmey 12y ago
Truly a great idea. Take human beings who would otherwise be wasting time and put their brain power to good use, converting couch potatoes of the world into research scientist. Not only does the lab produce new scientific results, but it br
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by jostmey 12y ago
I find the story very telling. The NSA is one of the largest employers of mathematicians, and yet it appears that the NSA has had more success simply by using backdoors. I have to wonder if academic progress (like defeating cryptographic al
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by jostmey 12y ago
Relevant quote from the last line of the article: "The imprimatur of science should be awarded only to a theory that is testable. Only then can we defend science from attack."
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by jostmey 12y ago
Thanks for the citation. Forgot to include it.
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by jostmey 12y ago
The FAA responded to a number of high profile aviation accidents by making a series of important changes in the cockpit. Their studies revealed that some mistakes happened because subordinates were too afraid to question the captain. After
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by jostmey 12y ago
Your right, Intelligence is a tricky word to define. I would define it as the ability to predict an outcome better than random chance would allow. Hence, Natural Selection is not a form of intelligence because the mutations that drive Evolu
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by jostmey 12y ago
There are fundamental differences between a machine designed by the hand of intelligence and that of a biological system. In the case of biology, the design is completely random although it still has a design, as strange as that sounds.
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by jostmey 12y ago
Stopped using python in my research. Now I stick with Matlab/Julia.
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by jostmey 12y ago
And apparently in Chicago you can be thrown in jail for years without trial. http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/20320674-418/time-stands-...
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by jostmey 12y ago
Ha! That won't stop the great city of Chicago from arresting you and throwing you in the slammer. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014... https://www.youtube.com/w
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by jostmey 12y ago
I live in Chicago but commute to Dallas every few weeks where my wife now lives. The difference is striking. In Illinois, taxes are high yet the government has failed to provide me with tangible services. I have been robbed and the police n
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The U.S. Government Has a Secret System for Stalling Patents(yahoo.com)
196 points by jostmey 12y ago|70 comments
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by jostmey 12y ago
> If you are in it for fame and fortune, you are a fool. I think that sums up why so many people hate being in academia. They go into it for the wrong reasons. I've seen many people make this mistake.
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by jostmey 12y ago
Agreed. It is awesome for what it is. But it is not my cup of tea.
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by jostmey 12y ago
While I would not be surprised if Humanity is sliding downward, I am cautious about trying to draw conclusions about how evolution works. I feel that evolution works a little bit like that episode in South Park where the disabled turkey nam
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by jostmey 12y ago
I totally agree with smosher. Once upon a time men of science used to describe biological systems in mystical terms because they could not understand it. Now we live in a post-Darwin world and have started to understand biology at the molec
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by jostmey 12y ago
Funny that everyone is upset by this. When it comes to government surveillance, a lot of people don't seem to care.

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